M.Sc Research: C-TOC - Cognitive Testing on a Computer + Associated Research

This page is a log associated with my ongoing involvement in the C-TOC (Cognitive Testing on a Computer) project, forming part of my larger M.Sc thesis project: the development of interaction design guidelines for older users with cognitive impairments.

Matthew Brehmer, M.Sc Student, IMAGER Laboratory for Graphics, Visualization and HCI, Dept. of Computer Science, University of British Columbia

• office: Multimodal User Experience Lab, ICICS/CS-x508, seat 8
• address: 201-2366 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
• email: brehmer [at] cs.ubc.ca
• web: http://people.cs.ubc.ca/~brehmer/

Dates

• May 7-8 - FuturePlay '10 (Conference, Vancouver)
• May 27-30 - ISG Gerontechnology 2010 (Conference, Vancouver) (see notes)
• Vacation: Thursday, July 8 - Monday, July 26
• Holidays: Monday, December 20 - Monday, January 3

Group Meeting Minutes

• Nov 25, 2009
• Feb 10, 2010
• Mar 11, 2010
• Apr 30, 2010
• Jul 5, 2010
• Nov 4, 2010
• Nov 17, 2010

Research Log

The ongoing weekly research log.

Clinical Evaluation

• First iteration of clinical evaluation of prototype to begin on or around week of May 15
  • First participant - Monday, May 17, 10am, exam room #9
  • Second participant - Thursday, June 3, 10am, exam room #9
  • Third participant - Friday, June 4, 10am, exam room #9 (withdrew)
  • Fourth participant - Thursday, June 17, 10am, exam room #8
  • Fifth participant - Friday, June 25, 11am, exam room #9
  • Sixth participant - Friday, June 25, 2:30pm, exam room #9
  • Seventh participant - Monday, July 5, 10am, location TBA
• Clinical Interview Scripts - usability / difficulties w/ interaction, demographics
  • Working with older users interview tips.

Interruption Laboratory Experiment

• Study Hypotheses, Design, and Procedure

Cross-Cultural Evaluation

• Cultural Advisory Review Panel @ Douglas College
  • Thursday, May 27, 2010, 10h-13h30
  • Friday, Oct 15, 2010, 9h30-13h30
  • Friday, January 28, 2011, 10h-13h30

Literature Review

Ongoing reference notes can be found here on the literature review page.